Deep Silver has released the first raw gameplay of next year's Saints Row reboot and the reception has been noticeably mixed.
The footage was shared by Game Informer earlier this week. While we got a more extensive trailer with in-game footage back in August, this is the first we've seen of it with all of its HUD elements enabled.
Not too much is shown, but it does provide a gorgeous look at the world of Santo Ileso - the city you'll be exploring in the game. For the most part, it just shows the protagonist roaming these environments and doing a bit of driving, giving an insight into how alive and vibrant the world will be.
However, not everyone is impressed. The YouTube video at the time of writing is sitting at 3.1k upvotes and 1.8k downvotes. For the most part, the commenters have raised some valid points on why they're not sure about the game.
Some have mentioned how they "don't know how to feel about the desert vibe", whereas others "like how Santo Ileso actually has some varied districts and is built around the that instead of being a copypaste concrete jungle like Steelport was".
Others have also spoken about the HUD, hoping there will be an option to turn off "health bars for enemies and cars" when exploring the world. All of the criticisms are fairly well constructed and seem to suggest not everyone is on board with the new direction. Perhaps opinions will change once more gameplay comes to fruition.
How do you feel about this latest gameplay for Saints Row? Let us know in the comments below.
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I really like the SR games but this preview does not do the new game any favours, it's just dull footage isn't it?
I am hoping that the new game can get near the heights of SR3.
Aside from some purple here and there, and a recognizable store name, absolutely nothing about this says "Saint's Row".
Looks like another generic, open, world.
Hmm. Not quite sure why they showed us this. While I did see a few staples of the SR series that give me a slight bit of hope, this quiet, leisurely stroll around somewhat empty streets isn't exactly blowing my skirt up. I was hoping for some action. Was it meant to be a tech demo?
I'm pleased they are seemingly going to be keeping this more grounded in the vein of the original SR, rather than veering into the bat s**t crazy Gat out of Hell SR.
Yeah this looks terrible because it seems to have very little to do with what made the series great. My interest is pretty much as low as can be, and I say that as a big fan of the first 3. Everything about it comes off as more Fortnite than Saints Row.
This looks a heck of a lot like Saints Row to me.
Looks like Saints Row to me. Needs more traffic though. I would kill for traffic like that in the desert city I live in. It does look more varied than steelport though. I hope you can go in more buildings than just stores. Western open world games need to take a page from the yakuza series.
@XxEvilAshxX It seems to me that this is damage control from the botched first look trailer.
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I don't know that the game will flop hard, but I think your point is spot on about the characters that people don't like. I think this game should go back in the oven until Fall 2022 and give the team time to figure out why people don't like the characters, remove those traits, and possibly polish it some more. The supposedly "Pre-alpha" footage looked very bad to me, and I Have a hard time believing it's footage from a year ago that was just released now.
@Xenomorph_79 this is not having a go at you…. But I’ve just watched the video above…. How are people deciding they don’t like the characters? I’ve seen nothing yet that tells me anything about their character? Just their look? I’m genuinely confused why people are saying that?
I’m getting big time “breaking bad” vibes from the map…. Reminds me of the setting from their. Not against it. Still on the fence with this one.
Digging the desert vibe, that reminds me a lot of being back home & driving out over the mountains and descending into desert towns and windy roads. Not every place in the country is in a big city so interested to see how it manages to keep the environment feeling fresh
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